Exclusive: Allison Janney On Her Fourth Collaboration With Tate Taylor In Breaking News In Yuba County
Premiering on digital and in select theaters February 12 from MGM is the comedy drama Breaking News In Yuba County, directed by Tate Taylor (The Help, Get On Up, Ma, Ava) and produced by Jake Gyllenhall, Tate Taylor, John Norris, Franklin Leonard, and Riva Marker.
Written by Amanda Idoko, the cast includes Allison Janney, Mila Kunis, Regina Hall, Awkwafina, Wanda Sykes, Jimmi Simpson, Juliette Lewis, Matthew Modine, Ellen Barkin, Samira Wiley, Bridget Everett, Clifton Collins, Jr., and Keong Sim.
Breaking News in Yuba County is a dark and twisted comedy that explores the outrageous lengths some will go to in order to garner some much-desired attention.
After her husband goes missing, Sue Buttons (Allison Janney), an underappreciated suburban wife, gets a taste of being a local celebrity as she embarks on a city-wide search in Yuba County to find him. In an effort to prolong her newfound fame, she stumbles into hilarious hijinks as her world turns upside down, dodging a wanna-be mobster (Awkwafina), a relentless local policewoman (Regina Hall), her half-sister (Mila Kunis) a local news reporter desperate for a story, and her husband’s dead-beat brother (Jimmi Simpson), who all set out to uncover the truth behind the disappearance.
For Allison Janney, who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in I, Tonya, this is her fourth collaboration with Tate Taylor; having appeared in The Help, Get On Up, and Ma. Besides currently starring in the CBS comedy Mom, which is in its eighth season, Janney has done numerous TV shows and films. She was last seen opposite Hugh Jackman in Bad Education and Bombshell with Charlize Theron and Margot Robbie. In speaking with BlackFilmandTV.com’s Wilson Morales, Janney talks about working with Taylor again but this time being front and center in a lead role.
